script to login and run command

[Mike Brearley]

How can I run a script that will log into a website and launch a specific
url on that site that executes a command to update stats?

Basically, right now I have to log into the site manually, go to the stats
page and click update now. I have the url for the update now link and if
I'm logged into the site and I put that url in my browser it runs the
update. But I'd like to set up a script that will do this for me.

The site uses asp for the login process.

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Posted 'as is'. If there are any spelling and/or grammar mistakes, they
were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being synchronized or my
lack of caffeine.

Mike Brearley

 

[Mike Brearley]

Well, I found out the url that launches an update doesn't require a login so
I was just able to use the following, any comments on a better way to do
what I'm doing in the script?

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Dim objExp
set objExp = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")

objExp.Navigate
"http://myhostserver/stats/awstats.pl?config=mydomain&update=1"
objExp.Visible = 0

Do Until objExp.Busy = false
WScript.Sleep 10000
Loop

set objExp = Nothing
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Posted 'as is'. If there are any spelling and/or grammar mistakes, they
were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being synchronized or my
lack of caffeine.

Mike Brearley